Dear Parents, Guardians, Students and Friends of the College,

The East er Season

Yet another Easter comes around. There are Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, a few days off (or longer if you are lucky) lovely autumn weather. There are family and friends, good food and good company and plenty to enjoy at this time of year.

At the same time there is of course a much deeper more enduring and more important Easter message. It is of absolute relevance to each and every one of us. It is a story about betrayal, suffering, death and life. They are the realities all of us experience and from which none of us are spared.

Jesus was a social person. There were times when he sought his solitude, enjoyed being reflective and alone. But time and again, the Gospels record him enjoying himself with his friends over a meal. In fact the last time he was gathered with his friends was over a meal - The Last Supper. We all enjoy a good meal with friends.

A few days before he was triumphantly welcome into Jerusalem, by the Thursday the powerful religious and political forces against him had rallied and ready to strike. There is a saying to the effect that one day we can all be a rooster and the next a feather duster. We all experience at times in our lives a lack of self esteem, a sense of betrayal, a questioning of our importance and the bigger picture.

Jesus was tortured and suffered great pain. He was executed as a common criminal; he died.

We all Whether it be mental and or physical. experience suffering in our lives.

T H E GO O D SA M A RI T A N"Called To Bring Peace"

Bede Polding College Email address: BedePolding@parra.catholic.edu.au

Website address: www.bedepoldingwindsor.catholic.edu.au

Phone: 4560 2900 Fax: 4560 2999

Newslet t er : 10t h Apr i l 2019 Week 11 Term 1

Cal endar Pr incipal ?s Desk

Apr ilWednesday 10t h Stage 6 Parent

Teacher Interviews

3:30pm-8Pm

Thursday 11t h Cross Country

Wednesday 12t h Lenten Liturgy

Wednesday 12t h Term 1 Ends

Wednesday 17t h Uniform Shop will

be open 8am-3pm

Term 2Monday 29t h All students return to

School

Tuesday 30t h Anzac Assembly

MayThursday 9t h Mother 's day Mass

We all have seen loved ones suffer greatly through illness and die. We should not be obsessed with death - life is for living. Jesus died and we will die.

The message of Easter is of course that it does not end with death. There is the reality of the Risen Christ, the ultimate expression of God's love. We have a God of love, a God of hope and a God of life. We are called to be people of love, hope,and life. Every day is a gift. Life is for living, living to the full and in the full knowledge and love of the Risen Christ. We are Easter People.

Easter Prayer

May Mary, the Mother of sorrows,

the first Christian,

be a prayerful companion for you this Easter.

May the Christ of suffering and death and resurrection

give you the faith to dare to believe that,from evil, goodness can come;

that he is the resurrection and the life;

that there is a further greater reality

May you, your family ad friends

be blessed with hope and Peace this Easter.

Cont act ing St af f at Bede Polding College

The College is committed to providing the best possible education for our students. There is a vast body of research that demonstrates that improved student outcomes are a result from positive parental engagement. To that end, and to foster better channels of communication, the link attached provides the email contacts for all staff. I ask that you please take note of the following:

Bede Polding College recognises that email is a fast and convenient way to communicate with your child?s teacher.

As you would appreciate, teachers read their emails at various times throughout the school day. Further, other than in the case of a genuine emergency, they are generally not expected to respond to emails from parents and students outside of normal working hours. Please keep in mind that if you send an email to a member of our staff a reply may not be received until the following working day. At a minimum you should expect to receive an acknowledgement of your email within 48 hours.

As a general rule issues pertaining to class matters ought to be directed to the class teacher and issues of well being should be directed to the homeroom teacher in the first instance. Please find below a copy of all staff email addresses.

I take this opportunity to thank all members of our community for what has a been a wonderful term.

With thanks,

Mark Compton

Staff Email List

College Leadership Team s ~ Execut ive ~

Principal

Mr Mark Compton

Assistant Principals

Mr Rodney Howard / Harry Fernandez

Religious Education Coordinator

Mr Joshua Rodricks-Testa

Business Manager

Mr Paul Cruise

Adm inist rat ion Coordinat or

Mr Paul Samoluk

Principals Assistant

Mrs Deanna Melbin / Mrs Lisa Casey

Diversit y and Case Managem ent Coordinat or Mrs Tracey Johnson

~ Curr iculum Forum & Assist ant s ~Creative Arts

Miss Angela Rando / Assistant: Mr Bradley Lee

English

Miss Angela McEnearney /Acting Assistant: Mrs Melina Jamhour

Human Society & Its Environment

Mr Paul Sykes / Assistant: Mr Brett Windon

Lote

Miss Kelly Bourke

Mathematics

Mrs Anni Brailey / Assistant: Mrs Despina Wealth

Religious Educat ion

Mr Joshua Rodricks-Testa / Assistant: Mr Michael Aure

PDHPE

Mr Marc Sluiter / Assistant: Liam Campbell

Post Compulsory & Careers

Mr Brett Collimore

Science

Mr David Rowswell / Assistant: Mr Steve Lans

Learning Technologies Coordinator

Mr Matthew Kneller

Diversit y Case Managem ent

Mrs Tracey Johnson / Assistant: Jessica Camilleri

Sports Coordinator

Mr Dean Bertenshaw

Technology & Applied Studies

Mr Edward Gruppetta / Mrs Lisa Cummins

Year Coordinators: Year 7 Mr Jeremy Tuano

Year 8 Mr Matthew Marshall

Year 9 Mr Craig Adams

Year 10 Mrs Janette Wick

Senior Coordinator Mr Nicholas Briffa

Home-School Liaison Coordinator

Miss Jenny Woods

Student Counsellors

Ms Debbie Robinson & Ms Kathryn Rogers

Librarian

Mrs Kerrie Brownscombe

From t he Assist ant Pr incipal Past oral CareNewsletter Term 1, Week 10

Safet y of St udent s

I wrote in the newsletter of Week 4 about the safety concerns we have with some of our students dashing across George Street at peak hour on the mornings that we hold our Staff Meetings. Last week, we received a number of phone calls from concerned and caring commuters using George Street about some of our students attempting to cross the road to get to or from the MacDonald?s restaurant. If you are not already aware, the traffic on this street in the mornings is extremely busy.

I appeal to all parents once again, especially of children that live in close proximity to the College, to strongly discourage them from going to these places on these mornings.

We are making contact with Hawkesbury Council to see what arrangements may be possible to ensure the safety of all our students as this is of paramount importance to us. Until such time as they take action to address this serious concern of ours, it would be greatly appreciated if all parents tell their children not to go to these locations on our Staff Meeting mornings which occur once every three weeks in the term. The Staff Meeting dates are published in the student diary and on our College calendar.

Wint er Uniform

All students are to wear their full winter school uniform on their return to school for Term 2. We are extremely proud of the wonderful way the vast majority of our students present themselves for school each day. Wearing the uniform properly greatly assists in cultivating a sense of pride and unity in the school and self-discipline in students. The need to be organized and well-presented is an important aspect of education in preparing students for life after school. Please ensure that your child has all the necessary items of winter uniform to wear to school from the start of Term 2.

I pray that you and your families receive all the blessings of the Risen Lord and I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Holy and happy Easter and a safe and restful holiday break.

God bless,

Harry Fernandez

NAPLAN Pract ice Test

Year 7 and 9 completed practice tests for NAPLAN in Week 9 in preparation for their NAPLAN

tests online occurring from Tuesday 14th May to Friday 24th May, Term 2 Week 3 and 4. The

students complete a 45 minute test which included questions on reading, language conventions

and numeracy to learn the skills to complete these tests in an online environment.

Parents can get further information on the NAPLAN online tests by visiting CEDP site

?Information for Parents? or the ACARA website.

St age 5 Parent , St udent , Teacher Int erviews

Stage 5 parent, student teacher interviews will take place on Monday 6th May from 3.30 to 8.30.

We see these interviews as important and value the opportunity of working with you and your

child in furthering their education and personal growth, so it is important that students

accompany their parents to the interviews. Each interview is restricted to 5 minutes and as in

previous years booking will be made online. Stage 5 students brought home a letter this week

with information regarding the website and code for parents to make bookings which will open

on Friday 12th April.

Project Based Learning (PBL)

Project-based learning is a student-centered pedagogy that involves a dynamic classroom

approach in which it is believed that students acquire a deeper knowledge through active

exploration of real-world challenges and problems. The aim is for students to be more engaged

in their learning, give them voice and choice while collaborating with peers in solving real

problems. Too often we give children answers to problems not problems to answer and the PBL

approach changes this.

A group of teacher recently had training in PBL and developed a project based on a Term 2 topic

for one of their classes. Students in these classes will be using this approach during Term 2.

Other colleagues and their classes will be invited to be part of these projects. Information of

some of these projects will be included in future newsletter as well as the final products

produced by the students.

RSL & Schools Remember Anzac Day Ceremony at Hyde Park.

The Viet nam War in t he Eyes of a Soldier This year, year 10 have had the privilege of learning about the Vietnam War and the experiences of Veterans and their families. On Friday the 8th March, Vin and Nancy Cosgrove attended the College to address year 10 about the Vietnam War. Vin being a past infantry soldier, was able to tell us his personal stories in the war. Nancy being married to him for over 50 years was able to recount the effects of war, as well as her own experiences throughout her lifetime. Through the use of power points, videos, music and students re-enacting past times, we learnt about the nature of warfare and how it truly affected the lives of nations. As young individuals of modern society, we will never fully experience the Vietnam war, so we appreciate that we had the opportunity to learn about this through a true soldier.

By Carlii-Anne Hawley, Amber Muscat and Brooke Gatt

STEAM Newslet t er Ar t icle

STEAM Newslet t er Ar t icle

Year 9 Building Landscape and Design

A new Industrial Technologies subject to the college will provide the opportunity for our year 9

students not only learn about the subject area but to provide hands on practical projects

within the college. Whilst battling the extreme weather this term, year 9 have commenced the

clean out of the large garden area outside the TAS workshop area. The challenge for each

student is to design an outdoor learning space, which we will build.

The BLD crew have also been busy setting up our new workshop

Jacob Camilleri, ex Bede Polding student wins Nat ional Apprent ice of the Year t i t le in Australian Meat Industry Council butchery compet it ionJacob Camilleri has been named the top butchery

apprent ice in Australia by the Australian Meat Industry

Council (AMIC).

He won the Nat ional Apprent ice of the Year t i t le at

AMIC?s nat ional compet it ion held in Fremant le,

Western Australia.

Jacob was among f inalists from six states compet ing

for the t i t le in beef, lamb, pork, gourmet, cont inental

and poult ry sausage divisions.

Each f inalist earned the right to represent their state

after winning regional compet it ions held over the past year.

Well done Jacob!

2019 Polding Walk Planning is going well for the Polding Walk to be held on Friday, 28th June (Week 9). Letters outlining details of the day, will be issued to all students before the end of Term 1. Students will be given their blue sponsorship cards and should start getting sponsors signed up. Special letters for attracting business sponsors are available at the Student Foyer. There are some great prizes and incentives on offer (including gift vouchers and a day at Wet 'N Wild) for those students who raise the most money. If parents are interested in volunteering to help on the day, please complete the response slip on the letter and return it to school as soon as possible. This year we are hoping to raise around $50,000 through the Polding Walk and that money will benefit students by air-conditioning the school Hall. Also 10% of the total amount raised will be distributed to the Year Group charities .

ComplaintsComplaints, where possible, are to be resolved closest to the source of the

complaint. Complaints will be addressed professionally, competently and in a timely manner applying principles of natural justice and confidentiality.

If you would like to view our Complaints Policy please click

Yr 7 2020 Enrolm ent s Please be advised that we will be holding interviews for all Year 7 enrolment applications.

Although enrolments do not close until Friday 24th May 2019, interviews will take place in mid-May for those who have already submitted their applications to the College.

If you have already admitted your application, please check your emails over the coming weeks as there will be instructions on how to book your interview time.

We encourage you to submit your applications early next term, however, the closing date remains as Friday, 24 May and the balance of all enrolment interviews will take place in early June 2019.

We have re launched our social media platform.

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Bede Polding Uniform Pr ice List Junior Gir ls Senior Gir ls

Sum m er Sum m er

Summer Dress $60.00 Navy Blue Skirt $60.00

Sky Anklets $ 6.00 Short Sleeve Blouse $35.00

Wint er Wint er

Junior Girls Blazer $150.00 Senior Girls Blazer $150.00

Winter Skirt $ 51.00 Navy Scarf $15.00

Short Sleeve Shirt $ 27.00 Navy Stockings $ 8.00

Maroon Tie $ 15.00 White Anklets $ 6.00

Black Stockings $ 8.00

Junior Boys Senior Boys

Sum m er Sum m er

Short Sleeve Shirt $27.00 Striped Shirt $35.00

Navy Shorts $40.00 Navy Shorts $40.00

Navy Trousers $46.00 Navy Trousers $46.00

Navy Socks $ 6.00 Navy Socks $ 6.00

Wint er Wint er

College Blazer $150.00 College Blazer $150.00

Navy Striped Tie $ 15.00 Navy Tie $ 15.00

Junior Unisex Senior Unisex

Maroon Jumper 10-16

18-22

24-26

28-30

$66.00

$70.00

$77.00

$84.00

Navy Jumper 10-16

18-22

24-26

28-30

$66.00

$70.00

$77.00

$84.00

Spor t s Uniform Accessor ies

College Polo $40.00 School Bag $70.00

College Shorts $30.00 Belt (Black) $13.00

Sports Cap $13.00 Aprons $10.00

Sports Socks $ 8.00 Safety Goggles $ 6.00

Tracksuit Top $75.00 Drawstring Bag $ 5.00

Tracksuit Pants $45.00 Navy Umbrella $12.00

Calculator $26.00

Terms of Trade: Cash, cheque, Mastercard, Visa and EFTPOS accepted.

Cooking Hat $ 5.00

Year 7 Book Pack $40.00

Year 8 Book Pack $40.00

Maroon Gloves $ 5.00

A4 Art Diary $ 8.00

11x14 Art Diary $12.00

A4 Visual Journal $14.00

2 Piece Brush Set $ 8.00

Year 9 Art Pack $40.00

IMPORTANT NOTICES - SMS ABSENCES

If your child is absent from school for any length of time and you do not receive an SMS message from the College please provide a note the first day back at school giving the date(s) and reason why your child was absent which should be given to their Homeroom teacher on the day of return. On occasion it is out of our control that we experience an Internet or Telstra problem and therefore we are unable to send out the SMS absence messages. Thank you for your patience.

Reminder of how to reply to SMS Absence messages If you reply to the SMS message there is no need to send in a note to explain the absence -the SMS is sufficient. If you do not reply a note must be sent in with your child and given to their homeroom teacher on the day of return. In your SMS reply please include the following details: Child first and surname, Year group and homeroom (if known), reason for absence. Examples: Kylie Howard, 8D2, sick with a cold. Nikki Howard ,11, orthodontist appointment PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU GIVE REASON FOR ABSENCE. We are still receiving replies without providing a reason for absence. In these cases it is still an unexplained absence and will remain outstanding. Please do not call the number sent in the SMS, it is only for SMS replies. The replies are not downloaded till 1:00pm daily, so if, you need to clarify any details concerning your child?s attendance please call the College office before 1pm on 4560 2900

IMPORTANT NOTICES: Il legal St opping in Tasm an Place This has been reported to police who will issue penalty notices to those offending.

Il legal U Turn: All parents and students are warned that making a U turn out of the bus bay on Rifle Range Rd is illegal. We bring this to your attention as making this turn is very unsafe, even when the 40kmh limit applies. Please do not make this turn.

Recharging Mobile Devices:

All students are asked to ensure that their mobile devices are fully charged before they arrive at the College each day.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO MOTORISTS

RE: SCHOOL BUS ZONES IN RIFLE RANGE ROAD

Please be aware t hat t he School Bus Zones in Rif le Range Road are as follows:

1. The existing bus bay near the main car park gate is now a School Bus Zone on School Days from 8:00am-9:30am and 2:30pm-4:00pm. Therefore other than buses - any vehicle parking or stopping in this bus bay for any purpose during these times is doing so illegally. Clear signage has been erected reading "NO ENTRY - BUSES EXCEPTED" to warn motorists of this change.

2. The former School Bus Zone located near the Front Gate has been converted to a Full Time Bus Zone. Clear signage has been erected to warn motorists of this change. Therefore other than buses, any vehicle parking or stopping for any purpose in the School Bus Zone at any time, is doing so

illegally.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR DROP OFF/PICK UP

For safety reasons parents are asked NOT to drive onto the school grounds to drop off or pick up students before 9:30am and after 2:30pm.

The ONLY EXCEPTION to this is for students with disabilit ies.

Thank you